Terrorist Infighting reports .. al Shabaab Terrorist declare war on rivals

MOGADISHU, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab Terrorist rebels declared war on rival Hizbul Islam Terrorist militants on Wednesday, setting up a showdown between the two main insurgent groups in an important southern port that could spread across the nation.
Security analysts warn that the failed Horn of Africa state is a safe haven for militants, including foreign jihadists, and Washington says al Shabaab is al Qaeda's proxy in the country. Hizbul said if it were attacked in the port of Kismayu its fighters would retaliate everywhere in Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, where the two groups have battled together against the government and African Union peacekeepers.
Relations between al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam degenerated last week after al Shabaab named its own council to run Kismayu, which is a lucrative source of taxes and other income. Until then, the two groups had run the port in an uneasy coalition...more,,http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LU001642.htm